Projectile.



B. FENDER.

PROJECTILE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. I2. I918.

Patented Aug. 27, 1918.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 2'7, 1918.

Application filed January 12, 1918. Serial No. 211,579.

jectile, and the objects of the invention are first, to provide anelongated projectile, second, to provide means for keeping theprojectile to its course, third, to provide a simple and eflicientprojectile.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed, can be made Within thescope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

A practical embodiment of the invention.

is shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a perspectiveview of the projectile as the same appears in flight;

Fig. 2 is a view in elevation partly in section showing the wings intheir retracted V osition, and in open position in dotted mes;

Fig. 3 is a cross section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a fragmental view in longitudinal section of a gun barrel witha number of projectiles therein.

Referring to the drawings by-numerals of reference In carrying out theinvefition an elongated shaft 1 is provided, the rear portion of whichis tubular to reduce its weight and which is slit longitudinally as at 2to form a bifurcated rear end. The shaft may be made of case hardenedsteel or other suitable material and has a tip 3 of lead or other heavymetal.

mounted to lie side by si e and be housed within the slit when forcedtotheir innermost positions. Each win is formed with outwardly andrearward y sloping slots 5. Pins 6. are secured in" the rear portion ofthe shaft 1 and bridge the slit 2 extending through the slots 5 of thewin s. Notches 7 may be formed in the edges 0 the Wings to take over thepins 6' when the wings are moved to their innermost positions.

A compression spring 8 is located in the tubular portion of the shaftwith its rear end abutting the forward ends of the wings for the purposeof forcing the wings rearwardly which causes them to be guided outwardlyby the pins -6 and slots 5.

As shown in Fig. 4, a number of these projectiles may be loaded in a gun9 with a wad or disk 10 interposed between their rear ends and thepowder 11. For convenience these projectiles may have their rear endsencircled by a cartridge (not shown).

It will be understood that as soon as the projectiles are expelled fromthe mouth of the gun the wings open under the force of the spring 8 andguide the projectile in its course, preventing it from upsetting.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new and soughtby Letters Patent is 1. A projectile compri an elongated shaft tubularat its rear en and rovided with a longitudinal slit, a weighte tip onthe shaft, wings slidably mounted in the slit, and a resilient elementwithin the shaft and abutting the forward ends of the to force the wingsto extended position.

2. A projectile comprising an elongated shaft tubular at its rear endand provided with a longitudinal slit, wings slidably mounted in theslit, said win having inclined slots, pins secured in t e shaft andpassing through the slots, and a resilient element within the shaft andabutting the forward ends of the wings to force the win rearwardly,whereby the pins and slots w1 guide the wings outwardly to extendedpositions.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixedmy signature.

BROWN FENDER.

